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Introduction
by Harry S. Patten
To succeed at what you love, and believe in
what you do, are among the greatest
satisfactions in life. In these and many other
ways, I feel truly fortunate. Tracing back
through three generations, we are, in a literal
sense, a family business. But our “family” today
extends beyond my family name, to include
members whose professionalism and
commitment have greatly enhanced our
company’s strength.
Our company vision is to help people achieve
ownership in some of America’s most extra-
ordinary land while preserving the property’s
unique character. As Thomas Jefferson said so
well over 200 years ago, “The small land–
holders are the most precious part of the state.”
As much as anything, this Jeffersonian vision is
the driving force behind all of our efforts.
I have always understood that the quest to own
land has been part of the American experience.
As one of the oldest, largest and most successful
developers of recreational and residential land
in the country, we never underestimate the
desire and dream people have of owning land.
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Harry S. Patten is the foremost buyer and seller of
rural and recreational land in America. He has
generated billions of dollars in land sales over the
course of his entire career, beginning in 1962.
Mr. Patten learned to love and value land from his
father, who was a land trader in the early 1900’s. In
1965, he founded Patten Realty Corporation based
in Stamford, Vermont. In 1966, Patten Realty
Corporation restructured to become Patten
Corporation and developed a series of partnerships
throughout the Northeast. He served as Chairman
of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President.
Patten Corporation annual sales revenues grew from $3
million in 1980 to more than $11 million in 1984. He
took the company public in 1985, and Patten
Corporation stock outperformed all expectations. By
1988, annual sales exceeded $100 million with $15
million of net income. Articles about Mr. Patten and the
company were featured in INC., BUSINESS WEEK,
FORTUNE, and the WALL STREET JOURNAL.
FORTUNE MAGAZINE named Mr. Patten one of
the year’s “50 Most Fascinating Business People.”
He was awarded an honored membership in
WHO’S WHO OF AMERICAN BUSINESS
LEADERS. In a letter to Mr. Patten, Sir John M.
Templeton stated, “I admire you for helping people
to become land owners. It is my desire to have every
one of my family and relatives become land
owners.” John Connelly, former Governor of Texas
and former Patten board member wrote, “it was a
pleasure to have been associated with you.”
Mr. Patten resigned from the Patten Corporation in
1995, and is currently Chairman of National Land
Partners, LLC, a successful land sales company,
which to date has sold billions in land. Harry Patten
is also Chairman of the Board and President of
Turboprop East, Inc., an aircraft maintenance facility
located in the Berkshires.
The development of children into successful adults
is very important to Patten, as evidenced by the
book he co-authored with his daughter Andrea,
titled What Kids Need to Succeed: 4 Foundations
of Adult Achievement.
In 2011, Mr. Patten received the distinguished
Horatio Alger Award.
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In the Spring of 2011, Harry was awarded the
distinguished Horatio Alger Award at the Annual
Awards Ceremony held in Washington DC. Horatio
Alger Award recipients are dedicated community
leaders who demonstrate individual initiative and a
commitment to excellence; as exemplified by
remarkable achievements accomplished through
honesty, hard work, self-reliance and perseverance
over adversity. All potential members must have a
strong commitment to assisting those less fortunate
than themselves and be willing to contribute to the
mission of providing scholarships for younger
generations. To date, the Association has awarded
more than $180 million in scholarships to at-risk
students who are determined to earn a college degree.
H. Wayne Huizenga has been honored by the
Horatio Alger Association and he served for many
years as the Association’s President. He was Harry
Patten’s nominator for this prestigious award.
Members represent all walks of life, but they all
have one thing in common; they achieved the
American Dream.
Harry Patten was among a distinguished group
of 11 new members, including Leonardo DiCaprio
and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Horatio Alger Award Recipient
of Distinguished Americans
The Pattens continue to support Horatio Alger scholars through mentoring and employment opportunities.4
Back row (l to r): Rick Waugh, Josue “Joe” Robles, Jr., James E. “Jim” Rohr, William J Doré, Bryon D. Trott, Harry S. Patten, Judge Clarence Thomas
Front row (l to r): Frederick V. Malek, Glenn Stearns, Anousheh Ansari, Herbert A. “Herbie” Wertheim, Roger Eugene Ailes (Not pictured): Michael R. Bloomberg, Leonardo DiCaprio
2011 Horatio Alger Award recipients, with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
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The Patten Family Foundation supported the
construction of the new patient care center, The
Building for the Third Century. The Foundation
has been a long standing donor to the
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and in
recognition of the generous support, MGH named
its primary emergency reception and waiting area in
the new Building for the Third Century the “Patten
Family Emergency Reception and Waiting Area.”
They have also dedicated the 9th floor as the
“Patten Family Floor”.
MGH is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical
School and a biomedical research facility in Boston,
Massachusetts. Owned and operated by Partners
HealthCare, MGH is part of the consortium of
hospitals which operates Boston MedFlight and is a
member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.
Founded in 1811, it is the third oldest general
hospital in the United States, and the largest in New
England. It was in the Ether Dome of MGH on
October 16, 1846 that one of the first
demonstrations of ether was presented to the
medical profession to produce insensitivity to pain.
MGH conducts the largest hospital-based
research program in the United States. It
consistently ranks as one of the country’s top
hospitals in U.S. News and World Report.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, MGH played a
critical role and launched a COVID-19 clinical
trials program, in addition to treating hundreds of
patients.
Mr. Patten actively serves on the MGH
President’s Council.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Gerald Austen, Harry S. Patten, Rita Patten and MGH President, Dr. Peter Slavin
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Harry is proud to be a Wildcat supporter.
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Harry S. Patten has an outstanding list of
accomplishments and success stories that are due
only to his hard work and perseverance throughout
his adult life. However, he was only one semester
shy of obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree from the
University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 1958.
Based on his life experiences, which were translated
into course credits, the officials of UNH voted to
award Harry his Bachelors of Arts degree from the
University in 2012. University officials and the
Board of Trustees all agreed that Harry’s life
experiences exceeded the requirements needed for
completing his dream of a college degree.
In 2013, Harry was invited to join the University
of New Hampshire Foundation Board, which is the
governing board for the University. The UNH
Foundation was established in 1989 to build private
support for the University of New Hampshire. The
energetic team of dedicated professionals works in
concert with the University to strengthen programs,
support deserving students, provide opportunities
for the faculty, enhance facilities, and address other
areas of need.
In June 2016 the Patten Family Foundation made
a grant to support the Peter T. Paul
Entrepreneurship Center (ECenter) through the
Wildcatalysts Network. The ECenter’s goal, as an
independent entity, is to support ideas, innovation
and entrepreneurship through co-curricular
programming. The Foundation also made an
additional gift to UNH to support the recruitment
initiatives to bring in students from outside New
Hampshire and to increase the University’s
reputation in New Hampshire, the US and abroad.
In 2020, the Patten Family pledged a 3 year gift to
support the hiring of a new development officer
who would be dedicated to raising funds to support
the ECenter and its entrepreneurship goals.
Sponsored by Harry Patten '58, the innovative i2
Passport Program rewards students for engaging in
ideas and entrepreneurship activities on campus
with the chance to win $35,000 in cash prizes to
help pay off student loans and tuition, with an
additional focus on FirstGen students (first in
family to attend college). i2P encourages students to
start to explore and understand ideas, innovation,
and entrepreneurship and how they might
incorporate aspects into their personal and
academic lives. This involvement is then rewarded
in Passport Visa Stamps Credits and the chance to
win prizes totaling $35,000 ($17,500 per semester).
University of New Hampshire
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Many visionaries believed in the concept of the
proposed Junior Achievement of South Florida, and
that inspired The Patten Family Foundation to fund
the largest Junior Achievement facility in the world,
dedicated to educating the community – both
children and adults – about the free enterprise system.
In 2009, Harry and Rita Patten joined in the ribbon
cutting and Grand Opening celebration at the newly
constructed Junior Achievement World Huizenga
Center in South Florida. This center serves the
greatest number of students of any JA in the United
States, and provides a wonderful model for all other
JA areas. The curriculum is mandated by the
Broward County Public Schools. Also on hand at the
celebration was businessman and entrepreneur
H. Wayne Huizenga, who donated funds to launch this
exciting venture and for whom the facility is named.
The Patten Family Foundation’s gift is directed to
the JA Finance Park, which has been created for
eighth graders. This state-of-the-art facility has an
emphasis of hands-on, experiential learning
techniques and a focus on the critical issues for
today’s students, and ultimately for today’s
professionals. Areas of study include financial
literacy, financial responsibility, work readiness and
entrepreneurship. These programs have also been
credited with having helped to increase math scores
in standardized testing and increased self-worth.
World Huizenga Center, Florida
Patten Family Foundation Funds Junior Achievement Finance Park
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The Patten family with H. Wayne Huizenga and JA President Melissa Aiello
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It is Harry’s belief that all children should have a
sound financial background and since most schools
do not do an adequate job to cover that subject, JA
presents this material to students in a way that
makes learning fun. In the JA Finance Park
program, students have a hands-on opportunity to
create and maintain a realistic personal and family
budget through role playing. Before coming to visit
the JA center, the students prepare and study various
concepts of personal financial management in the
classroom. Then, for one regular school day, they
come to the Patten Family Foundation JA Finance
Park and apply their newly acquired knowledge in a
life-like business environment.
According to Melissa Aiello, then president of the
Junior Achievement of South Florida, this occasion
marks years of hard work from many visionaries who
believed in this project. “We are grateful to so many
supporters who had the foresight to know that this
center can transform how every local student is taught
to view the world of work, free enterprise and their
possibilities for success in it,” she said. “We are so
excited to open our doors to the students and to see
how JA World will open other doors in their future.”
The entire campus is 59,500 square feet and
serves more than 52,200 students annually in
Broward and South Palm Beach Counties from
both public and private schools. JA’s community
footprint and program model encourages civic
engagement, as well.
Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 and now
operates in 110 countries worldwide to teach
students the world of work, free enterprise and the
possibilities for success through experiential
programs. Though there are 32 other JA chapters
that operate JABizTown and/or JA Finance Park, this
new facility is the largest of its kind worldwide and is
a showcase for the organization.
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As directed by Harry Patten, this is the first
endowment fund created to honor a member of the
Saint Andrew’s School faculty or a member of the
school’s staff or administration who, by example,
has positively impacted the school through
demonstrated stewardship of the school's mission.
This award honors those who, over a period of
years, have made a real difference in the lives of
others; have brought honor to themselves, their
colleagues, and their profession; and have made a
significant contribution by setting an example for
others to follow. Candidates must be nominated by
their division head and/or by the Head of School
and are selected by committee. The award recipient
receives an unrestricted financial stipend of $10,000
in recognition of the exemplary contribution he/she
has made to the quality of our school community.
The award is held for a term of one year.
As directed by Harry Patten, this is the first
endowment fund to provide an annual award to a
member of the teaching faculty in each division of
St. Andrew’s School - an award for a Lower School,
a Middle School, and an Upper School teacher. The
grant recognizes outstanding faculty who promote
intellectual curiosity and active learning, model and
foster academic rigor, and demonstrate effectiveness
as teachers. Recipients of this grant apply and are
selected by committee and receive an unrestricted
financial stipend of $5,000 and an additional
$5,000 stipend to be used to support a
professional/scholarly activity that will enhance their
teaching within their chosen discipline. The grant is
held for a term of one year.
The Patten Family Foundation Exemplary Leadership Award
The Patten Family Foundation Grant for
Sustaining Teaching Excellence
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As a dog lover, Harry has long held a particular
interest in the role dogs play in people’s lives. His
most recent family dogs have all been Labradors,
with the exception of his Schutzhund III trained
German Shepard, King. Harry has looked for ways to
become actively involved with dogs as service
animals, exploring K9 activities among others. But he
finally found an organization that resonated with him
when he discovered Southeastern Guide Dogs, on the
west coast of Florida, near Tampa.
Southeastern Guide Dogs transforms lives by
creating and nurturing extraordinary partnerships
between people and dogs. A nonprofit with a
national reach, they train dogs of the highest pedigree
for people who are blind and for veterans, providing
their premier dogs and lifetime services at no cost.
Southeastern Guide Dogs
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Harry S. Patten is the foremost buyer and seller of rural, recreational and timber land in America. Harry
learned to love and value land from his father, who was a land trader in the early 1900’s. Over the course of
his career, Mr. Patten has generated billions of dollars in land sales.
Key Civic Affiliations and Philanthropic Activities
• Inducted as a member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
in 2011 and serves on the Board of Directors.
• Founder of the Patten Family Foundation (PFF), with philanthropic interests centering
primarily in the areas of health, education and financial literacy.
• Supporter of Junior Achievement, which aims to educate children about the free
enterprise system.
• Funded the naming of Finance Park at the JA World Huizenga Center, which educates
over 56,000 students per year in South Florida.
• Member of the Massachusetts General Hospital President’s Council and long-term
contributor to the facility.
• Donates significantly to educational and healthcare institutions.
• Co-author with his daughter of the book, What Kids Need to Succeed, which outlines
four foundations of adult achievement: perseverance, hard work, discipline, and giving
back to one’s community.
Harry S. Patten
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